One-piece outer garment.



A. L. JONES.

ONE PIECE OUTE R GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 23. I917.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

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ONE PIECE OUTER GARMENT.

APPLICATION FILED FEB, 23. 1917.

Patented Mill. 18, 1919.

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ALBERT LEE JONES, OF DUBUQUE, IOWA, ASSIGNOR TO'J' ONES BROS. OVERALL (30., OF

DUBUQUE, IOWA, A CORPORATION OF IOWA.

ONE-PIECE OUTER-GARMENT. Y

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 18, 1919.

Application filed February 23, 1917. Serial No. 150,370.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known-that I, ALBERT LEE J onns, a citizen of the United States, residing at Dubuque, in the county of Dubuque and State of Iowa, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in One-Piece Outer Garments, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to outer garments of the one-piece type adapted to be slipped on by motorists over their other clothing for the purpose of protecting the same when working around the car, and also adapted to be worn by machinists, mechanics, artisans and other workmen who require a garment which will be comfortable and durable, and one which can be readily, put on and removed.

One of the primary objects of my present invention is to provide a garment of the general character above indicated which will be handy and comfortable and so designed that one size may be worn with com f ort by persons of different heights and sizes.

Another object of my invention is to provide a garment having a drop seat which can be .readily and conveniently let down when desired without the necessity of unbuttoning and buttoning a number of inaccessibly located buttons. With this end in view my garment is so designed that the drop seat is entirely unconnected with the back of the garment and is held in position by a belt which fastens in front and constitutes the sole means of support for the seat.

A further object of my invention is to cover and conceal the belt fastening means in the front of the garment so that it will be impossible for the belt buckle or other fastening means to scratch or mar a highly numerous tools or other articles which the wearer may desire to carry.

Another object is to provide a cuff of novel construction which can be adjustably secured about the wrist of" the wearer with varying degrees of snugness, so as to preclude entrance of cold or dirt and dust up the sleeves.

Many other objects and advantages of this invention should be readily appreciated as the same' is better understood by reference to the following description when considered in connection with the accompanying drawings. Referring to the drawings,-

Figure 1 is a front view of a garment embodying my invention;

Figs. 2 and 3 are fragmentary sectional views on the lines 2-2 and 3-3 respectively of Fig. 1;

Fig. 4 is a detail perspective view of one of the cuffs;

Fig. 5 is a back View of the garment shown in Fig. 1; and

Fig. 6 is a fragmentary view showing the reinforced connection between the drop seat and the body of the garment.

By reference to the drawings it will be observed that the garment comprises essentially, a. body-7 provided with legs 8 and sleeves 9. Thebody is adapted to open in front from the neck to the crotch, this opening being large enough to permit the garment to be readily slipped on. ing is closed by means of buttons 11 which are covered by a flap 12 which conceals the buttons and prevents them from catching onto or scratching any object with which the front of the garment may come in contact.

The sleeves 9 are each provided with a cuff 13 which, as shown in Fig. 4, is provided on the inside with a strap or band 14 having two or more buttonholes 1.5 adapted to be engaged with abutton 16 secured to the opposite portion of .the cuff. This button and the plurality of spaced buttonholes a1fford provision for securing the cuff around the wearers wrist. the button being engaged with that particular buttonhole which will produce the desired snugness of fit. By this construction the sleeves are made to tightl The openfit around the wrist and prevent cold from blowing up the sleeves and also protect the forearms and undergarments from dirt which mlght enter the sleeves of the outer garment if they were loose at their lower ends.

' back of the garment above the lower edge of the back portion 18. In order to firmly secure the seat to the garment body so that there will be no danger of ripping the scams or tearing the cloth when the seat is lowered I have provided a reinforcement at the junc-.

tures of the seat and the body, one of which is best shown in Fig. 6. Referring to this figure it will be observed that the side edge of the seat 17 is provided with a reinforcing strip 19 of suitable heavy material which is securely sewed from the upper edge of the seat downwardly along the side edge to the lower edge of the back portion 18. From that point the reinforcing strip is extended upwardly along the side of the body portion, as indicated at 21, and is securely stitched to the body portion, thereby forming a continuous piece extending from the seat to the body portion and securely attached to each soas to reinforce and strengthen the union between the body portion and the seat.

As has been previously stated, the drop seat is unattached along its top edge to the back of the garment, all buttons at the back or sides of the garment for holding the seat in position, such as have been heretofore employed, being entirely eliminated. For the purpose of holding the seat in position I have provided a belt 22 which is permanently attached to the upper edge of the seat throughout the width thereof, the belt being preferably made of several thicknesses of the same material as that from which the garment is 'made and being securely stitched to the seat along the upper edge thereof. At each side the body of the garment is provided with a loop 23 through which the belt extends forwardly around the sides of the garment and upon the outside thereof. The front portion of the garment is provided at each. side of the median line thereof with an opening 24 through which the ends of the belt are inserted so as to dispose these ends within the garment at the front. One end of the belt is provided with a fastening means preferably in the form of a buckle 25 adapted to receive and securely hold the opposite end of the belt. When it is desired to lower the drop seat the belt is unbuckled in the front so that it will slide backwardly'through the openings 24 and the loops 23 when the seat is lowered. To secure the seat in position it is only necessary to draw the ends of the belt together and buckle them in front as tightly as may'be desired, the seat being thereby maintained in position solely by the belt and without the employment of buttons or other fastening means located in inaccessible positions. I

It should further be observed that the buckle 25 is located within the garment itself so that it is covered and concealed by the front portion of the gannent, thereby obviating any possibility of scratching or marring any highly polishedobject such as an automobile body, for lnstance, with which the buckle might come in contact were it disposed outside the garment. This method of supporting the drop seat not only eliminates the usual buttons and provides a holding means which can be easily and quickly detached topermit lowering of the seat but also affords an adjustability and flexibility in the back of the garment which could not be obtained. if the'seat were attached directly to the back of the body portion of the garment. Since the back of the inent back may draw upwardly relatively to the seat, thereby in effect lengthening the back of the garment to accommodate the wearer without imposing any strains on the garment or the wearer.

For the purpose of carrying tools and other articles which are customarily carried in the hip pocket I have provided upon the lower portion 18 of the back a plurality of pockets, 26 and 27respectively, which extend downwardly beneath the drop seat. It

is a well known fact and a source. of no lit? the garment these pockets are not affected by lowering of the seat but are maintained atall times in upright position so that the articles contained therein will not fall out or become lost.

Since my improved garment is frequently worn by workmen directly over the underclothing without any other coat, vest of trousers, particularly in warm weather, I have made provision for carrying a watch in a convenient and safe manner. Referring particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, it will be noted that upon the left breast of'the garment I have provided a patch pocket 28 adapted to receive a watch, this pocket being provided with a longitudinal or vertical opening 29 near the top of the pocket through'which I have provided an eyelet or buttonhole 31 through which'the bar of the watch chain .may be inserted and from which the chain obvious that articles deposited in the pocket will not drop out in case the wearer should bend over as the article will simply slide to the top of the pocket, which is closed, so that escape of the article is prevented. I

have also provided a numberof other pockets, one being located on the front of each leg as indicated by reference characters 34 and 35, one being located at the side of the right leg as indicated by 36, and another at the back of the left le as indicated by 37, this pocket being divided by a longitudinal seam 38 into two relatively narrow pockets adapted to receive a workmans rule or other similar implements.

It will bemanifest from the foregoing that I have provided a garment which is.

trated and described are, of course, capable of considerable modification and variation without departing from the essence of the invention as defined in the following claims.

I claim: 1. A garment havinga drop seat provided with belt members extending from opposite sides thereof, the body of the garment'being provided with belt slits in the front thereof through which the ends of the belt members may be passed, whereby the connected end portions of the belt members are covered by the front of the garment between the slits and the belt is prevented from sagging at the front of the garment.

2. A garment having an upright entrance opening in the front thereof, a drop seat at the back of the garment, and belt members extending from opposite sides of the drop seat, the body of the garment having a belt slit in-the front thereof adjacent each side of the entrance opening, whereby the connected end portions of the belt members are covered by the front portion of the garment between the slits and the belt is prevented from sagging at the front of the garment. 3. A garment comprising a body portion, and a leg portion havin a drop seat, the drop seat overlapping the bottom of the back of the body portion, and the overlapped part of said back carrying a pocket.

4. A garment comprising a body portion and a leg portion, theleg portion having a drop seat overlapping the bottom part of the back of the body portion, and belt members extending from opposite sides of the drop seat, the front of the garment having belt slits'adjacent the longitudinal center thereof, and a pocket on the overlapped bottom part of the back of the body portion.

5. A one-piece outer garment provided with a drop seat arranged to overlap the lower portion of, the back of the garment, said seat being unattached to said back, and a pocket located on said lower portion of the back.

ALBERT LEE JONES. 

